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Humleborg Podcast40 Morgenkrydderen 2025Genhør Morgenkrydderen – Uge 40
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Vi har interview med Lars Simonsen (B), han er formand for Plan, Teknik og Klimaudvalget og han skal fortælle om trafiksanering på Kongevejen i Fredensborg og projektet om en lade-service station i Humlebæk med legeplads og fastfood restaurant.
Vi har også været med til pressemøde på Louisiana, der herfra oktober åbnede en udstilling af kunstneren Marisol
Så har vi en samtale med nu forhenværende so...
2025-10-061h 14
PerryPrekFFK - Sarpsborg 08 1-1: Bjørlo, Kjelsrud og Fredrik på stadionFor en kamp! Dette trenger norsk fotball. Perry så kampen hjemme og skifta bleier i pausa. Fredrik tok med seg opptaker på Stadion. Du får liveopplevelsen - før, under og etter kampen med Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen, Morgan og Tore Leif, Mathias Solvang, Lars Olav Andersen og selvfølgelig MORTEN BJØRLO!Det ender med uavgjort. Vi hadde fortjent seier. Men i dag er vi er stolte av guttane! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-06-0153 min
Building Better GamesE82: The Most Expensive Mistake In Game DevWhat if everything you thought about prototyping was wrong? Many teams rush to validate an idea too soon, but what if the real secret to success is building a studio that learns better? In this episode, Leif Johansen breaks down the myths of prototyping and how studios can create a structured approach to experimenting with game ideas. Key Takeaways: - Stop Searching for the "Perfect Prototype" – The best teams prioritize many small, fast failures over one high-stakes prototype. - Prototyping Is a Science and an Art – The most successful studios create inten...
2025-02-111h 21
Building Better GamesE81: Bad Playtests Break Teams—Here's the FixIs the games industry maturing or collapsing? How have our old models and comparisons hurt how we develop? In this episode, Leif walks us through how game dev has shifted, and how you need to think differently to stay relevant. Enjoy! Key Takeaways: Playtesting and Leadership: How leaders set the tone for playtesting with their behavior, not their words. The Slow Rise of "Forever" Games: How players spending more time in older games is reshaping play patterns. Drinking Our Own Kool-aid: Too many games have an expectation that they'll wildly succeed and make decisions t...
2025-01-2836 min
WJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenRural HousingSo if our population isn't growing...why can't we find places to live? In this episode, Leif sits down with Adam Bosch, President and CEO of Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, and Vanessa McPhillips, the Director of Strategic Planning at the Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development, to learn about why abundant and affordable housing feels just out of reach in our community and what's being done about it.To learn more about Sullivan County's housing statistics and strategies, check out the 2022 Comprehensive Housing Strategy here: https://sullivanny.gov/sites/default/files/departments/Planning/Housing%20Strategy/SullivanCountyComprehensiveHousingBook...
2025-01-1657 min
WJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenWater WorksWhat exactly happens behind the scenes for clean, safe drinking water to come out of your kitchen faucet? It turns out, there are marvels of engineering and health science right under our feet, but much of our water and sewer infrastructure in the U.S. is outdated—sometimes dangerously so. In this episode, we hear from University of Rochester Professor Morris Pierce on the history of American water works and Town of Liberty Supervisor Frank DeMayo on how our local drinking water and wastewater systems work, and what the most pressing issues are with them that need to be ad...
2024-10-1948 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenBreweriesName a multi billion-dollar New York State industry that has grown five-fold in the last decade. (Not much of a quiz question when you can see the title of the episode, but work with me here.) Craft brewing is in its prime across the U.S., and upstate New York is one of the great epicenters of it. In this episode, we talk to New York State Brewers' Association President Paul Leone and Big Eddy Brewing Co. owners Jacob and Alison Johnson about the state of the industry, and we learn from the experts about how to make beer...
2024-08-3154 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenPolicy Chats: Sullivan County Legislators Matt McPhillips and Cat ScottAfter a shake up in the composition of the Sullivan County Legislature after last November's elections, the nine-person governing body is looking younger than ever. In this episode, we catch up with two of the new, younger members of the legislature to get an inside look at what it's like to navigate the challenges and opportunities of local governance.
2024-07-0134 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenExtended Cut: Aviation, Corruption, and Local History Books with John ConwayThis is the full interview with John Conway for our episode in May 2024 on local aviation and the Sullivan County Airport. In it, John talks about how he goes about conducting local history research, what the best books on Catskills and Sullivan County history are, aviation, Borscht Belt hotels, and a splash of government corruption.
2024-06-1455 min
2024-06-0821 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenAirport Redevelopment and Sullivan County's Aviation HistoryIn this episode, we hear from the new Sullivan County Airport Superintendent, Julian Motola, on the ongoing development of a brand new terminal at the Sullivan County International Airport, supported by an $18.5 million grant from New York State. We also learn about the storied history of aviation in the Catskills, and how the Sullivan County International Airport came into existence in the first place as an unusually large publicly owned and operated facility for a rural community. (And we'll finally get an answer to why it's an "international" airport!)
2024-05-1541 min
ille.bra-poddenFrp-uro, sentrumsliv og 1. maiFredrikstad Frp har fått ny leder etter at Leif Eriksen trakk seg forrige uke. Eva Kristin Andersen var Fredrikstads første ordfører fra Frp i årene 2007-2011 og overtar formannsklubba frem til neste årsmøte.Dag Ole Johansen, Anne Lene Frølandshagen og Trond Øyvind Karterud i panelet i ille.bra-podden snakker også om liv i sentrum med ny sentrumsleder, om betydningen av 1. mai og den varslede sommervarmen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-04-3020 min
Humleborg Podcast14 Morgenkrydderen 2024John har haft en snak med Paul Tempels om opstarten af Niverød Radio i september 1983.
Der var tre gutter der var med ved opstarten, Paul Tempels, Svend Erik Johansen og John Macko selv.
I samtalen kommer de ind på følgende:
Åbningsdagen i beboerhuset i kvarterene ( Niverød 3 ) i Nivå
tale af blandt andet borgmester i Karlebo kommune Henry Hansen
i starten var det mest båndede indslag på 1 times varighed en gang om ugen
på åbningsdagen sendte vi også direkte
der var ikke meget teknisk udstyr, 1 mikrofon og en båndoptager
vi redigerede udsendelserne på mit spisebord
jeg ombyggede en...
2024-04-0854 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenRail Trails UpdateThere's a 50-mile biking/walking path being built that will span the entire length of Sullivan County, north to south. It's a feat of design and community cooperation, and it's (slowly) moving closer to becoming a reality. But that's just part of a larger, regional project that may transform the way we think about accessibility and recreation in our rural area. This episode is an update to our piece in early 2021 on the O&W Rail Trail project, and it features Heather Brown, Sullivan County's Commissioner of Planning, Community Development & Environmental Management; Heather Jacksy, Sullivan County's Chief Planner; Annie...
2024-03-2541 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenFor the BirdsHave you noticed geese flying back recently? Or robins plucking worms and berries from your snow-less yard in the middle of the winter? Locally and globally, bird populations and migration patterns are changing. Today, we're asking why. (Spoiler: your house cat knows.) In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Andrew Farnsworth, Senior Research Associate in the Center for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Mark Dedea, President of the John Burrows Natural History Society, and Wendy Tocci, Regional Coordinator for the Third New York State Breeding Bird Atlas.
2024-02-2341 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenFood Insecurity Redux: School LunchesHow do all of those public school meals get made every day? What regulations govern what food can and can't be served to K-12 students? This week, we sit down with Sullivan West Central School District Food Services Director Dara Smith to get the inside scoop on what happens behind the school lunch counter.
2024-01-0227 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenFood Insecurity Redux: Checking in with "A Single Bite"What's the status of rural food insecurity in (sort of) post-COVID rural America? "A Single Bite" Executive Director Audrey Garro drops in to talk about the current state of food insecurity in the Catskills and to share some exciting news about the burgeoning local nonprofit. We also ponder what impact Dollar General and transit systems like "Move Sullivan" have on rural access to nutrition.
2023-12-0428 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenStories From Sullivan: Researching the Local Opioid EpidemicIn 2021, overdose death rates in Sullivan County were 108% higher than the New York State average. How did we get here? Are our efforts to fight this epidemic keeping things from getting even worse, or are we missing the mark? What policies actually make a difference? Dr. Patricia Strach from the Rockefeller Institute of Government at SUNY Albany and Dr. Katherine Zuber from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice have been working to answer these big questions since 2017 when their team launched the "Stories from Sullivan" project, which seeks to develop a better understanding of how our communities respond...
2023-10-2833 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenTrash Solutions: Waste to EnergyWhat if we could solve our landfill problem and power our homes with a single solution? In this episode, Dutchess County Executive Bill O'Neil and Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency Executive Director Kerry Russell drop by to talk about the Dutchess County Resource Recovery Facility, a waste-to-energy plant that eliminates most of the county's garbage while also generating enough electricity to power 10,000 homes in the Hudson Valley.
2023-09-2829 min
Hauptfolge Archive - pin-up-docs - don't panicPodcastfolge 55 – August 2023
Eine Schnapszahl.. 55 Folgen Pin-up-docs! Auch in diesem Monat möchten wir Euch wieder mitnehmen in die Welt des medizinischen Wissens. Wie immer gibt es unseren Journalclub, Thorben macht wortwörtlich einen Deepdive und spricht mit Björn Jüttner über Tauchunfälle und Ines bespricht die PVL-bildenen Staphylokokken, welche häufig unbemerkt unter uns weilen.
Viel Spaß beim Hören und Prost auf die 55.
Journalclub:
Thorben:
Kotani Y, Piersanti G, Maiucci G, Fresilli S, Turi S, Montanaro G, Zangrillo A, Lee TC, Landoni G. Etomidate as an induction agent for endot...
2023-08-302h 16WJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenMade in the Catskills: New York City's Famous Water SupplyNew York City's water is internationally renowned for its crisp freshness straight from the tap. Pizza shops in California and Florida have it shipped thousands of miles at great expense just to make the perfect slice. And it all comes from the Catskills. In this episode of Close to Home, New York City Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner Paul Rush talks about the fascinating history and record-holding engineering of the Catskill and Delaware Aqueducts - the system in the Catskills that carries a billion gallons of fresh water nearly 100 miles to New York City every day. Deputy Commissioner Rush...
2023-08-2852 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCatskills Real Estate RoundtableWhat's the deal with Catskills real estate? As home prices and interest rates fluctuate and the region undergoes a rapid resurgence on scales unseen for decades, it's time for an update on the landscape for buyers and sellers alike. Leif is joined by Heather Quaintance of Country House Realty, Lynne and Joe Freda of Matthew J. Freda Real Estate, and Travis O'Dell of Land and Water Realty to get the latest on how an influx of visitors, second home owners, and full-time new community members are impacting the local real estate market.
2023-07-0130 min
Humleborg PodcastMorgenkrydderen Uge 22 - 2023Nu kan du høre eller genhøre Morgenkrydderen fra søndag den 4. juni 2023. Vi har fjernet musikken, så du kun for de lokale indslag. Denne gang er der indslag om pinsegudstjeneste i Egedal Kirke, interview om placering af skole-fridag.ferietips og Grundlovssnak.
John var til udendørs gudstjeneste ved Egdal Kirke anden pinsedag. Han har lavet en reportage fra begivenheden. Vi hører
- Koret underledelse af organist Jørgen Hansen
- Menigheden ledsaget af organist Vibeke Evald
- Kirsten Johansen, sognepræst
- Karina Juhl Kande, sognepræst
Daniel har taget en snak med formanden for børne- og skoleud...
2023-06-0458 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCatskills Hiking TrailsWhat's the deal with the hiking trails that are...everywhere? Who's taking care of them? And how did those stone steps that are built into the side of mountains for our convenience end up there? New York-New Jersey Trail Conference New York Program Coordinator Melissa Cascini drops in to talk about the organization responsible for many of our favorite summer excursions. Feeling inspired to explore? Check out the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference interactive hiking map: https://www.nynjtc.org/hike-finder-map
2023-05-2719 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenA Liberty Dispatch: New Developments at Sullivan 180 and YEGSullivan 180 CEO Denise Frangipane and Youth Economic Group Researcher Angel Burgos drop by to give us the latest updates from two Liberty-based organizations that are finding innovative ways of supporting Sullivan County youth.
2023-05-0739 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenEgg PricesWhy are egg prices so...weird? This week, we're talking about eggs, economics, and influenza with Daniel Brey, owner of Brey's Egg Farm in Bethel, New York, and Karyn Rispoli, Egg Market Reporter and Editor/Analyst at Urner Barry in Toms River, New Jersey.
2023-03-2132 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCompostingSo what's the break-down of our local composting efforts? (Pun indisputably intended.) In this episode, we're joined by Thompson Sanitation Owner Krissy Walsh, Delaware County Solid Waste Coordinator Tyson Robb, and Sullivan County Recycling Coordinator Kassie Thelman to talk about the science, economics, and politics of organics disposal in our communities.
2023-02-1929 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenLet's Talk about the WeatherEight-time Emmy-nominated meteorologist Joe Rao drops in to give us the rundown on why we've had such weird weather lately, how the weather-forecasting industry has changed over time, and what we can do to prepare for weather-related natural disasters.Check out the Joe and Joe Weather Show Mondays through Thursdays at 7:35pm and Sundays at 11am here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSCL5PFFQEDEHrPk9zWNDnGZGtnU7B94lLearn about emergency preparedness here: https://www.ready.gov/plan
2023-01-2235 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenThe BashakillJackie Broder from the Basha Kill Area Association and the Mamakating Environmental Education Center and Samara Ferris from the Bashakill Vinyards stop by to celebrate the environmental and economic significance of the Bashakill Wetlands to the Catskills and northeastern United States. Leif takes a trip to the Bashakill to ring in the new year.
2022-12-3144 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenBusiness Feature: Aaron Burr CideryHow is hard cider made? What's its history in our region? Aaron Burr Cidery Co-Founder Andy Brennan drops in to give us an inside look at a product whose story is as interesting and complex as the product itself.
2022-11-2027 min
Nordisk FiskepodSynkelinefiske etter laks - med Leif Johansen og Øystein AasI første episode tar vi for oss et svært relevant tema for laksefiskerene, nemlig synkelinefiske (IKKE Sink-Tip!).Simen og Sverre er heldige og har fått med seg et stjernespekket panel: Øystein Aas og Leif Johansen, menn med bred erfaring og historie med synkeliner. Her er det nok ett og annet å lære...
2022-11-161h 20WJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenSchool MergersIn this episode, we tackle an issue impacting rural communities with declining populations nation-wide. Superintendent of the Livingston Manor and Roscoe Central School Districts John Evans drops in to talk about the effort to merge the two districts together. We consider why it needs to happen, and why it isn't. And if that wasn't exciting enough, we even get a cameo from Leif's dad, Russ.
2022-11-1038 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenHuntingIs hunting on the decline in New York? Are we managing the deer population? New York State DEC Game Management Section Head Jeremy Hurst drops by to give an update on the state of hunting in our community.
2022-10-0828 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenThe Sullivan County International AirportOur local airport caters to the wealthiest members of our community. So why do we all pay for it? Leif has his first in-person CTH interview with Sullivan County Airport Superintendent James Arnott, and learns a thing or two about the economics of regional airports along the way.
2022-09-0833 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenRedistricting and the 2020 CensusWe might know what the US Census is, but how on earth does it work? And what is this gerrymandered redistricting stuff all about? In his inaugural episode as co-host of Close to Home, Nate DePaul dives into some of the most important topics impacting local, state, and federal politics today with Jennifer Reichert, the chief of the Decennial Census Management Division of the U.S. Census Bureau, and Jeffrey Wice, an adjunct law professor at New York University and a senior fellow at the New York Census and Redistricting Institute.
2022-08-1549 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenHousing and HomelessnessIt's not a sexy topic, but it might be the most important human rights issue we discuss on this show: housing. In this episode, we take a look at the roots of--and possible solutions to--rural homelessness, and a relatively new program that aims to thread the needle of decreasing property blight while trying not to contribute to gentrification. We're joined by Kathy Kreiter, the Director and Program Administrator for the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless, and Jill Weyer, the Executive Director of the Sullivan County Land Bank and the Deputy County Planning Commissioner.
2022-07-2042 min
Humleborg PodcastMorgenkrydderen Uge 26 - 2022Fik du ikke hørt vores lokale magasinprogram, Morgenkrydderen i søndags den 3. juli 2022, eller genudsendelsen mandag - Ja, så kan du høre eller genhøre den her som podcast, hvor vi har fjernet musikken. I udsendelsen er der blandt andet indslag fra Sankt Hans i Karlebo Kirke, Hoppcreek jazz festival og Nivå Byfest.
Fik du ikke hørt vores lokale magasinprogram, Morgenkrydderen i søndags den 3. juli 2022, eller genudsendelsen mandag - Ja, så kan du høre eller genhøre den her som podcast, hvor vi har fjernet musikken.
På programmet er følgende:
Skt. Hans aften ved Karlebo Kirke...
2022-07-0755 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenHuman RightsSullivan County Office of Human Rights Executive Director Adrienne Jensen talks all things human rights: what they are, how her office protects them in our community, and what we can do to help foster them wherever we are. She also considers why we're so darn terrible at communicating with each other--and what we can do to have more compassionate conversations. If you or someone you know is experiencing a violation of human rights in Sullivan County, you can contact the Human Rights Commission at 845-807-0189.
2022-07-0328 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenBusiness Feature: Delaware River SolarDelaware River Solar Customer Support Manager Cat Scott drops in to chat about community solar farms: what they are, how they work, and why they might just be the clean energy future that we've been looking for all along. Perhaps they might even save us a few dollars along the way?
2022-06-0125 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenEnergy Prices and Local AgricultureWhy is everything so darn expensive all of a sudden, and how do energy prices impact our agricultural sector? SUNY Albany Professor Bill Saxonis, 4th generation local farmer Tom Bose, Tom's daughter Erin, and Erin's husband Derek join us to talk about the drastic spike in energy prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and what longer-term inflation means for all of us.
2022-05-1046 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenSullivan County Broadband UpdateWhile there isn't a publicly-funded, county-wide high speed internet service yet, it might be closer than you think. Sullivan County Legislature Vice Chair and Sullivan County Broadband Local Development Corporation Chair Michael Brooks drops in to provide an update on the Wireless Broadband Access Project, 13 months after our previous episode on the initiative that is ostensibly one of the first of its kind in the nation.
2022-04-2124 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenEnvironmental Justice in the CatskillsCatskill Mountainkeeper Environmental Justice Coordinator Taylor Jaffe talks about the history of the environmental justice movement and the steps we can take on the state and local level to promote environmental justice for low-income and minority communities in our region.
2022-04-0724 min
En Uafhængig MorgenEr ytringsfrihed under angreb?Velkommen til endnu en udgave af En Uafhængig Morgen I dag bringer vi jer Danmarks bedste dækning af nyheder fra ind og udlandet Dine Værter er Camilla Boraghi og Kristoffer Lind Tidskoder: 00:03:00-00:20:00: Slavko Labovic, formand for Serbisk Forening i Danmark og skuespiller // Om folketingets partier har sat gang i et omfattende angreb på ytringsfriheden 00:22:00-00:30:00:Jon Kristian Lange, seniorrådgiver med fokus på børns digitale liv ved Red Barnet // Om russiske børn bliver i Danmark mobbes på grund af deres ophav 00:30:00-00:42:00...
2022-03-162h 01WJFF - Close to Home with Leif Johansen"The System Doesn't Work:" Child CareSullivan County Child Care Council Executive Director Donna Willi and Valley Daycare owner Nicole Newick discuss how the local child care system works, and why it doesn't.Find the 2015 Council of Economic Advisers report on child care from the Obama White House here.Find the 2019 Council of Economic Advisers report on child care from the Trump White House here.
2022-03-1236 min
WJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenPassenger Rail Service in the CatskillsAt long last, we tackle the immortal questions, "why can't I take the train to the Catskills, and will I ever be able to take the train to the Catskills?"Sullivan County historian John Conway talks about the history of passenger train service to the Catskills, and Leif discusses his escapades of posing these questions to Amtrak and the New York Metro Transit Authority.
2022-02-2330 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenBehind the Numbers: Tourism in the Sullivan CatskillsSullivan Catskills Visitors Association President and CEO Roberta Byron-Lockwood talks about how Sullivan County has emerged as a statistical outlier in tourism revenue growth in recent years, outpacing the rest of New York's counties nearly threefold. She also considers the phenomenon of why some towns have experienced a boom in tourism and business, while neighboring towns haven't.
2022-02-0725 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenThe ArtsDelaware Valley Arts Alliance Executive Director Ariel Shanberg and Catskill Art Society Interim Director Robyn Almquist discuss the state of the arts in the Catskills. They consider the unexpected silver linings of the pandemic on the local arts scene, and how the last few years have changed the face of art as we know it. Learn more about DVAA's upcoming exhibitions at: https://delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/exhibitions/. Learn more about CAS's upcoming exhibitions at: http://www.catskillartsociety.org/events.
2022-01-2534 min
Humleborg PodcastMorgenkrydderen Uge 02 - 2022Per Frost Henriksen fortæller om at Børne og skoleudvalget har besluttet at tilbyde kviktest til skoleelever i 0. klasser.
Så er der nyt fra Fredensborg Bibliotekerne ved Julie Pehrson
Vi har ugens cybervejr med Leif Jensen, som er IT-ekspert. Han fortæller hvad almindelige danske internetbrugere skal passe på ude i cyberspace
De korte nyheder fra Humleborg Online med Daniel Jørgensen
Og så har John Macko en samtale med forhenværende sognepræst Niels Johansen, der fortæller om hans forhold til Desmond Tutu
2022-01-171h 08WJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenSolving Sullivan's Public Health ProblemSullivan 180 Marketing and Communications Manager Samantha Mango and Sullivan County Public Health Services Medical Director Dr. Bruce Ellsweig discuss ongoing efforts to improve Sullivan County's poor health, as we continue to rank as one of the worst counties in New York State for health outcomes and factors. We consider what "progress" means as we battle COVID-19 in addition to our longstanding public health problems.
2021-12-2736 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenMental HealthDr. Amy Nitza, the Director of the Center for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz, drops in to discuss the mental health impacts of COVID-19, and what we can do to maintain and improve our mental health now and in the future.
2021-12-1922 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenThe Excelsior ScholarshipLeif takes a solo romp through New York State's scholarship that allows students to attend 4-year SUNY and CUNY schools tuition-free. We look at issues of access and equity in the first-of-its-kind program, and consider ways to make it more accessible--particularly for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.Learn more about the Excelsior Scholarship here: https://www.ny.gov/programs/tuition-free-degree-program-excelsior-scholarship
2021-12-0119 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenWinter Road UpkeepSullivan County Public Works Commissioner Ed McAndrew calls in to give a behind-the-scenes look at how 18 county plows keep hundreds of miles of roads passable throughout the long Catskills winters.
2021-11-1621 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenThe Labor ShortageSullivan County Center for Workforce Development Director Loreen Gebelein and Rolling V Bus Corporation Executive Vice President Nick Vallone drop by to discuss how our Catskills community is handling a situation that would seem bizarre to Americans in 2020: a sudden abundance of job openings...with no one to fill them.If you or someone you know are looking for a job in Sullivan County, you can check out sullivanny.us/Departments/Workforcedevelopment/HotJobs
2021-10-2930 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCOVID Education: A Conversation with SUNY Sullivan President Jay QuaintanceSUNY Sullivan President Jay Quaintance talks about the challenges and difficult decisions at Sullivan County's community college that have resulted from the last year and a half of the pandemic. He considers some of the broader issues faced by community colleges and their students across New York State, and suggests a few policy solutions for a struggling higher education sector.
2021-10-1134 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCOVID Education: Checking in with a Sullivan County School SuperintendentSullivan West Central School District Superintendent Stephen Walker drops back in to give an update on how his district is faring amid changing state COVID guidelines, a raging Delta Variant, and a team of faculty, staff, and students that has little interest in locking back down again.
2021-09-2920 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenThe Fire TowersOlivia Bernard from the Catskill Center drops in to give us the lowdown on the Catskills Fire Towers. Whether you've hiked them dozens of times or not at all, you might just learn something new about these local legends.
2021-09-2215 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenThe Electrical GridSUNY Albany Professor Bill Saxonis and New York State energy expert Peter Savio discuss how our electrical grid works, and the major changes in progress both to our energy sources and the overall design of the grid. Coming off of one of the hottest and most meteorologically-turbulent summers in recorded history, we consider additional improvements to the energy sector that can help fend off the existential threat of climate change.
2021-09-0455 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenSullivan County COVID UpdateWith the Delta variant looming and national cases on the rise, Sullivan County Public Health Director Nancy McGraw drops in to talk about the latest on the local COVID front.
2021-08-1732 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenPublic LibrariesRamapo Catskill Library System Executive Director Grace Riario and Mamakating Library Director Peggy Johansen (Leif's mom) talk about the role of the local library in a community. They discuss how the unusual circumstances of COVID have impacted the present and future operations of libraries, and Peggy gives some quick tips on avoiding misinformation in our democratized media landscape.
2021-08-1447 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenBusiness Feature: Jerry's Collision CenterWe're wrapping up our series on rural transportation infrastructure with a conversation with Carol Gillen, the Office Manager for Jerry's Collision Center in Wurtsboro, NY. (She's also Jerry's wife.) Carol talks about the challenges of the auto repair industry during the pandemic, the future of local auto shops, and the story of how Jerry's Collision Center came to be a Sullivan Street staple in Wurtsboro.
2021-07-3131 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCities and Villages and Towns, Oh My!Leif takes a solo trip through the bizarre world of administrative divisions in the United States. Who would have guessed that local government could be convoluted? (Yep, everyone.)
2021-07-2318 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenGas PricesSUNY Albany Professor Bill Saxonis talks about how gas prices work--and why they're so high right now. (Spoiler: they're not.)
2021-07-1124 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenMove Sullivan: A Rural Public Transit ProjectEstablishing a public transit system is historically tough. Establishing a rural public transit system is historically a non-starter. Until recently. In this episode, Sullivan County Division of Community Resources Commissioner Laura Quigley talks about Move Sullivan, a public bus program that launched shortly before COVID hit, and ended up being a critical resource for essential workers across the county.To learn more about Move Sullivan and see the daily bus schedule, go to: https://sullivanny.us/Departments/Transportation/MoveSullivan
2021-06-2925 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenRail TrailsSullivan County Commissioner of Planning and Community Development Freda Eisenberg talks about the latest work on the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail, designed to connect the disparate sections of existing rail trails across the county into a single, 50-mile walking and biking route spanning from Livingston Manor to the border of Orange County. We consider the economics of rail trails, and their significance to various aspects of local communities.Check out the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail website here: http://owtrailsullivancounty.weebly.comExplore trails throughout Sullivan County on the Trail Keeper site here: https...
2021-06-2435 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenBusiness Feature: Java Love"Recovering" journalist (as she puts it) Kristine-Ellis Petrik talks about her journey co-founding the Java Love Coffee Roasting Company with her partner, clinical psychologist Jodie Dawson, just in time for Java Love's 10th anniversary. We consider what makes the ultimate cup of joe, and the importance of embracing change and trying new things.
2021-06-0738 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCommunity SchoolsIn a follow-up to our "Wraparound Services" episode, we hear from community school director and education policy scholar Abel McDaniels about the case for community schools in rural America. We think about the question, "whose job is it to innovate in public education?" (Spoiler: it might be everyone's.)
2021-05-3138 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenBusiness Feature: The Herbal ScoopOn our first of many business features that we'll do from time to time on Close to Home, we hear from farmer and herbalist Kendra Payne about the development and growth of her business, The Herbal Scoop, in Callicoon, New York. We also learn about a few herbal remedies that might just do the trick when it comes to decreasing stress and improving energy.
2021-05-2621 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenLocal NewsIn this episode, we hear from four Catskills newsmakers about why local news matters amidst a turbulent, partisan, and nationally-focused media landscape, and we consider what the future of community journalism looks like. Special thanks to Joseph Abraham from the Sullivan County Democrat, Paul Ciliberto from Thunder 102, Lissa Harris from The River (and previously the Watershed Post), and Amberly Jane Campbell from the Shawangunk Journal for sharing their thoughts about their work.
2021-05-141h 01WJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenWraparound ServicesThe Enlarged City School District of Middletown Superintendent Richard Del Moro discusses how his team, including the previous superintendent, Dr. Ken Eastwood, brought the school from a 54% graduation rate in 2004 to an 86% graduation rate last year through a systematic change in how the district viewed the scope of education. We consider the implications for more rural school districts in Sullivan County.
2021-04-3000 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenThe Opioid EpidemicNew York State Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, Dynamic Youth Community Fallsburg Program Director Jennifer Reinhardt, and recovering addict and local fly fishing expert Stas Borowski talk about the opioid epidemic in Sullivan County, and consider how to improve the dire local overdose statistics. Read Stas's article about his addiction and recovery story here: https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/fly-fishing-addiction-and-one-mans-road-to-recovery
2021-04-1958 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenTalking Trash (...and Recycling...and Composting)Sullivan County Recycling Coordinator Bill Cutler talks about where we stand with how our region handles solid waste, the uncertain future of recycling and garbage, and a possible county-wide composting program.
2021-04-0946 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenSullivan County's Broadband InitiativeLorne Green talks about Sullivan County's Wireless Broadband Access Project, a groundbreaking, county-run program that is slated to offer fast, affordable, and reliable high speed internet to county residents by 2023. The program is slated to go into its initial testing phase this spring and offer service packages to some areas by the end of 2021. It is one of the first initiatives of its kind in the nation.
2021-03-2831 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenDairy Farming Part 2New York State Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets Richard Ball and Sullivan County Cornell Cooperative Extension Agriculture Educator Michelle Proscia discuss policy solutions to a struggling dairy industry in upstate New York.
2021-03-2156 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenDairy Farming Part 1Sullivan County Historian John Conway and local farmer Amy Erlwein discuss the difficult state of dairy farming in the Catskills and how we got to this point.
2021-03-1758 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenThe Vaccination RolloutSullivan County Public Health Director Nancy McGraw talks about the status and challenges of the vaccination effort in rural New York, and when we can expect things to start looking "normal" again.Find out if you're eligible to get the vaccine at one of the New York State vaccination centers: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/
2021-03-0725 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCOVID Education Part 3: The Teachers and StudentsTwo Sullivan County public school teachers and one incredibly introspective high school student talk about their experiences working in a rural public education system that wasn't ready to be hit by the worst public health crisis in modern history.
2021-03-0153 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenFood InsecurityLeif chats with Martin Colavito from the Sullivan Fresh Community Cupboard, Sims Foster and Audrey Garro from A Single Bite, and Kathy Viskup from the Catskills Food Hub about the scope of--and the work we need to do on--food insecurity in rural America.
2021-02-2059 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCOVID Education Part 2: The SuperintendentsLeif sits down with Monticello Central School District Superintendent Dr. Matthew Evans and Sullivan West Central School District Superintendent Mr. Stephen Walker to find out how they've managed their sprawling school districts in communities that were already struggling with high levels of poverty and low rates of high school graduation before the pandemic.
2021-02-1343 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenCOVID Education Part 1: The Homestead SchoolNisha Gupta and Jack Comstock talk about how Sullivan County's Montessori school has responded and adapted to a new educational landscape during the pandemic.
2021-02-1138 minWJFF - Close to Home with Leif JohansenPilot - Charlie Barbuti: Looking back on Life in Liberty, New YorkFormer Liberty Town Supervisor reflects on the long arc of the issues we face in Sullivan County and considers our response to COVID-19.
2021-02-1112 min
Brøyt!#5 Forza Runar - Nå må det kriges!Hei igjen idrettsvenner av Runar!Runar har hatt en helt grei start på serien, med 6 av 10 poeng.Likevel tapte de sist mot Bækkelaget på hjemmebane, hvor de absolutt ikke burde tape.Vi tar som vanlig en prat med Leif, både om Bækkelagskampen, og de andre kampene før det hvor de har kriget bra, og veien videre.Leif maner frem innsats og rett energi fra guttane fremover nå!Vi tok også en prat med Anders Hallberg om innsatsen i Runardrakten til nå denne sesongen....
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2019-11-221h 26
FootballyticsEpisode 8: Det skjer noe nå. Norge klatrer raskest i EuropaDe aldersbestemte landslagene til Norge har i løpet av de siste to årene klatret 19 plasseringer opp til en 10. plass på UEFA-rangeringen. Vi har gjort størst fremskritt av alle land i Europa. U19-trener og fagutvikler i Eliteavdelingen Pål Arne «Paco» Johansen og U21-trener og teknisk sjef i NFF Leif Gunnar Smerud kommer for å fortelle om hva status er i dag på landslagene og om hvordan det systematisk jobbes med å gå fra god til enda bedre...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2019-10-301h 17
FootballyticsEpisode 8: Det skjer noe nå. Norge klatrer raskest i EuropaDe aldersbestemte landslagene til Norge har i løpet av de siste to årene klatret 19 plasseringer opp til en 10. plass på UEFA-rangeringen. Vi har gjort størst fremskritt av alle land i Europa. U19-trener og fagutvikler i Eliteavdelingen Pål Arne «Paco» Johansen og U21-trener og teknisk sjef i NFF Leif Gunnar Smerud kommer for å fortelle om hva status er i dag på landslagene og om hvordan det systematisk jobbes med å gå fra god til enda bedre...
2019-10-3000 min
RønningSturla Berg-JohansenSturla Berg-Johansen snakker med Jon Niklas Rønning om humorkarrieren og hvordan han ble en av Norges første standupkomikere. Han forteller om TV-suksessen på nittitallet, hvordan rusen holdt på å ta knekken på ham og om det store selvironiske comebacket som ga ham Komiprisen. Han forteller også om beundringen for Leif Juster, tiden i Komikameratene og hvorfor han valgte å komme ut av skapet som homofil i Chat Noir-showet "Damenes Aften".
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Tíðarinnar bakspegilTíðarinnar bakspegil: 1982, netvarpsútgáva við eykatilfariÍ serligu netvarpsútgávuni fáa vit samrøðurnar við Mikkjal Olsen, skipara á Sigurfarinum, Per á Hædd, myndamann, Jógvan Arge, útvarpsmann, og Birgir Enni, stigtakara til fyrstu føroyskt framleiddu vindmylluna, í fullari longd.Umframt frásøgnina, um tá Sigurfarið bjargaði sovjetisku sjómonnunum, sigur Mikkjal eisini frá um tá eldur kom í Sigurfarið dagin eftir skipið varð komið á Klaksvík, um tá tríggjir av sovjetisku sjómonnunum vitjaðu í Føroyum í 2003, og um orsøkina, ið hevur verið nevnd sum grundgevingin fyri at sovjetisku sjófólkini ikki vildu fara av skipinum.Eisini eru eitt nú fleiri stutt tíðindabrot um fiski- og sjóvinnu í...
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